" 6. Taking an overall view of the material compiled in the charge-sheet, it appears that the applicant though minor, was capable of understanding the consequences of her act and she voluntarily accompanied the applicant to he aunt's place. Though she is minor and he consent become immaterial, in a case like this, where she voluntarily joined the company of the applicant, and she had categorically admitted that she was in love with the applicant, whether that she consented for the sexual intercourse or not, is the matter of evidence. Till what point of time, she accompanied the applicant and whether she resisted the actual physical indulgence, when according to her, the applicant forcibly committed sexual intercourse with her against her wishes, will have to be determined. In any case, the prosecuterix / victim kept quite till her whatsapp chat with the applicant was objected to, by the family members and then she narrated the incident which was alleged to have taken place on 06.04.2020. The time gap between these two eventws is also crucial as it was always open for the prosecuterix to disclose the aunt about the forcible act if it was committed in her house, but she continued to remain silent and disclosed the incident only when an objection was taken for she establishing contact with the applicant.
